The Indian matrimonial business saw a revolution with websites such as www.shaadi.com and www.bharatmatrimony.com. These websites have made finding a partner just a matter of ‘clicking’ it right. The websites boast of over eight lakh success stories each. But this revolution did leave out people for whom conventional match-making methods do not apply, and this is where niche sites such as positivesaathi.com come into action.

It is not just a life-threatening medical condition that could keep you from finding a spouse, even a common lifestyle disorder such as diabetes could be a huge hindrance in finding a match. Chander Malhotra, a 30-year-old mobile repair shop owner in Delhi, has been living with Type 1 diabetes since birth (a Type 1 diabetic’s body produces no insulin and the patient has to live on insulin shots through life) and found it difficult to find the right partner. He was apprehensive about a girl’s reaction to his daily routine of injections and his dependence on them.

It was his doctor Ashok Jhingan who “prescribed” a visit to www.diabeticmatrimony.com. Chander was already registered on mainstream matrimonial portals, but it was this site where he did not have to “educate” people on his condition. Within few months, he found his wife, Priya, also a Type 1 diabetic, on the portal. An initiative of the Delhi Diabetes Research Centre, Diabeticmatrimony.com has 294 profiles (74 women, 160 men). The site flashes pictures of Type 1 diabetic celebs such as cricketer Wasim Akram, VJ Gaurav Kapoor and actor Kamal Hasan, obviously to encourage common diabetics and educate non-diabetics.

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